*Editor’s note: I asked Chris Havrilla to write a guest post that would simplify your use of #HireFriday, and maximize your enjoyment. Chris is a nationally recognized speaker, world renown recruiter, and perhaps one of the most loved recruitment professionals in our Industry. She exemplifies servant leadership, and demonstrates corporate responsibility not just through her work at Hitachi Consulting, but as a mentor, trainer, and role model for recruiters around the world. I am not exaggerating when I say that Chris Havrilla is one of the most talented recruiters in The United States. I am proud to shout it from the roof tops. If you are not following Chris, I invite you to do so now. Your world will be forever enriched for having done so. And now, I give you, my dear friend: Chris Havrilla

#HireFriday Tips for Recruiters and Candidates…and (GASP!) for those who aren’t interested!

I was just putting the finishing touches on this guest post, when I saw that Chris Brogan tweeted a call to action to his friends and followers regarding #HireFriday.  How cool is that??  I am in awe of all those who have helped Margo’s movement grow and hopefully inspire someone, maybe many,  to help others.

I love this new twist to the #FollowFriday brainchild!  What a great idea to use our tweets to not only help grow someone’s twitter presence, but also to find their next job.  No small feat in today’s world and a great way to pay it forward!  Like any great idea though, the masses will flock and the usefulness/value could wane or vary, so I wanted to pass on a few tips.

For Recruiters and Job Seekers, the value of #HireFriday could and should be very high.  I also recognize that not everyone follows you for the same reason.   Some may not have time or interest to weed through these tweets anymore than they may for name-clogged #FollowFriday or FourSquare Check-in tweets.  I have a tip for you as well!

Filter Baby, Filter

Like many, I follow an extensive network of friends, colleagues, and people who interest me.   I like to work smart, not hard to manage and nurture this network – and what I have time, need, or want to see.  As such I use TweetDeck as my desktop client –using the column functionality to track my social networks (Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, FourSquare, etc) as well as important groups and searches.   For max efficiency, I use the filter icon frequently –entering keywords of interest (or not). If you use a different desktop client or one of the web-based alternatives check to see if they have these same capabilities – I know Seesmic Web does as well.

Recruiter Tip

Set up a search column for the #HireFriday hashtag.  Using the filter option, add keyword(s) to quickly find candidates of interest.  In column 3 of the example screenshot below, I used the term market to capture any candidate tweets with the term market, marketing, marketer, etc.  Very easy way to find the candidates you can help!

Candidate Tip

Using the #HireFriday guidelines, design your tweet with the Recruiter Tip above in mind.  Put yourself in the Recruiter’s or Hiring Manager’s shoes – what keyword(s) do you think they will look for when seeking someone like you?

Not Interested Tip

Of course if you aren’t interested, no need to unfollow these folks you otherwise find engaging.  The filter work both ways, so you can also exclude (-) keywords you don’t find useful.  The references containing them will no longer be included in your stream until the filter is removed.  In column 2 of the example screenshot below, I excluded ‘4sq’ – you can do the same for ‘hirefriday’, ‘followfriday’, or whatever you would like to exclude (no quotes needed).

Uh, Twitter, I’m Just Not That Into You

Alternatively, if you do not use Twitter to this degree and just want to use search to take advantage of special events, chats or hashtags like #HireFriday you can use a search dashboard like TweetGrid.  See below for an example to structure a few searches – with TweetGrid you can do up to nine searches on one screen.   As #HireFriday continues to grow, this can come in very handy to search for active and motivated candidates that you may need or be able to help:

You don’t have to be a recruiter.  Anyone can help.  I’ll end by echoing the same words Chris Brogan shared with his network, “Get into it. Help others.”

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*editors note, so now you know how to use HireFriday, and how to filter information in and out without unfollowing your friends. See how simple it is. Now we can keep the abundant love flowing as we serve humanity. And remember, HireFriday is about everybody helping everybody else. Take this opportunity to jump into our HireFriday community feet first. Our page on facebook, and group on linkedin are more interactive than twitter because we are not limited by 140 characters.

Ok, HireFriday fans…what would Friday, July 9th be without a theme song? Today’s selection is inspired by Oprah Winfrey’s theme song, yes she has one. So now, I give you my gurl Chaka Khan, Chaka Khan…put on your happy feet and start dancing my friends. It’s HireFriday

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